by Jim Campbell | Jan 11, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Controllers Speak Up About Receiving Stagnant Pay Despite Traffic Surges The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed suspicions that 2025 was the busiest year for US air travel in more than a decade and a half, with the system managing 17.2 million flights...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 11, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
New Minimum Standards The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing new regulations that would require all radio altimeters to meet specific minimum performance requirements. Those requirements are for altimeters to able to withstand interference from wireless...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 10, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Bringing High-Speed Connectivity To Own Fleet, Third-Party Aircraft flyExclusive, an FAA-certified on-demand charter operator, private jet services, and Part 145 Repair Station, announced it has entered into an authorized dealership agreement with Starlink to become a...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 10, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Updating 600+ Aging Units Is Major Step In Modernization Project The FAA has awarded contracts to replace the aging air traffic control radar systems to two companies: RTX, formerly known as Raytheon, based in Arlington, Virginia, and Overland Park, Kansas-based Indra...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 10, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Oklahoma and Indiana Selected As First In A Decade U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced two new test sites for UAS, or unmanned aerial systems. They will be located in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 10, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
LyondellBasell And VP Racing Earn Published Standard Under Evaluation The National Air Transportation Association congratulated LyondellBasell and VP Racing on the publication of ASTM D8631-25, the Standard Specification for Unleaded Aviation Gasoline Test Fuel...
